Public needs voice in judicial process

12:32 AM,
Jun. 28, 2013

Brian Fitzpatrick

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Brian T. Fitzpatrick

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder on Wednesday announced that she would retire at the end of her term, in August of next year.

As is often the case with such retirements, many people have already begun to wonder who might replace her. At this early moment, the answer is unknown. But what is known is that the process for selecting Holder's replacement will probably be much better than the process that selected her.

The people of Tennessee will vote next year on a constitutional amendment that would change the way the state selects judges. This amendment is long overdue. The current ...